DiGenova to Newsmax: Chicago Ice Free Zones a 'Crime'
By Jim Mishler | Tuesday, 07 October 2025 07:17 PM EDT
Former U.S. Attorney Joe diGenova told Newsmax that Chicago setting up so-called "ICE-free zones" to block federal immigration enforcement amounts to "a crime."
He told "The Chris Salcedo Show" on Tuesday that the move announced by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson also points to the initial stages of a "civil war."
Johnson announced his plan and claimed it was in response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents disregarding "local authority."
DiGenova countered that federal agents don't need permission from mayors to conduct legal enforcement operations. "These are federal law enforcement officials," he explained. "They can go into any Chicago building, private or public, to execute their functions."
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/joe-digenova-chicago-ice/2025/10/07/id/1229421/
